Carapook vs Coleraine

Carapook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Coleraine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carapook, the large majority of households are couple families. In Coleraine, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Carapook tends to suit couples, while Coleraine suits people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Carapook is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 35%)
  • Coleraine has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Carapook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Carapook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $140/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Coleraine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (242 min vs 267 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (347.1 km vs 369.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coleraine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 16%)
  • But Carapook carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Coleraine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carapook and Coleraine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Carapook Coleraine
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Carapook Coleraine
Walkability 0 / 27
Carapook — Walkability: 0/100 Coleraine — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 69 / 50
Carapook — Safety: 69/100 Coleraine — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 66
Carapook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coleraine — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 100 / 54
Carapook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Coleraine — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Coleraine has more residents (1,062 vs 67); Carapook has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $44,200).

Carapook Coleraine
Population 67 1,062
+1485% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% +3.2%
Median age 49 56
Median household income $125,632/yr
+65% vs other
 $44,200/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $140/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carapook Coleraine
0-4 4.5% / 4.0%
Carapook — 0-4: 4.5% Coleraine — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 9.0% / 8.1%
Carapook — 5-14: 9.0% Coleraine — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 13.4% / 4.0%
Carapook — 15-19: 13.4% Coleraine — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 4.5% / 3.5%
Carapook — 20-24: 4.5% Coleraine — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 4.5% / 6.4%
Carapook — 25-34: 4.5% Coleraine — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 9.0% / 8.6%
Carapook — 35-44: 9.0% Coleraine — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 20.9% / 12.2%
Carapook — 45-54: 20.9% Coleraine — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 13.4% / 18.8%
Carapook — 55-64: 13.4% Coleraine — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 16.4% / 17.9%
Carapook — 65-74: 16.4% Coleraine — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 — / 9.1%
Carapook — 75-84: not among its largest Coleraine — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 7.2%
Carapook — 85+: not among its largest Coleraine — 85+: 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carapook 78.6% couple families
Carapook — Couple Families: 78.6% Carapook — Lone Person: 21.4% Carapook — One Parent Families: 0.0% Carapook — Group Household: 0.0% Carapook — Other Families: 0.0%
Coleraine 20.4% couple families
Coleraine — Couple Families: 20.4% Coleraine — Lone Person: 60.6% Coleraine — One Parent Families: 15.0% Coleraine — Group Household: 2.8% Coleraine — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carapook 15.0% renting
Carapook — Owned Outright: 60.0% Carapook — Mortgage: 25.0% Carapook — Renting: 15.0%
Coleraine 15.6% renting
Coleraine — Owned Outright: 59.6% Coleraine — Mortgage: 24.8% Coleraine — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Carapook Coleraine
New Zealand 4.5% / 1.5%
Carapook — New Zealand: 4.5% Coleraine — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 4.5% / 0.8%
Carapook — Philippines: 4.5% Coleraine — Philippines: 0.8%
England — / 3.1%
Carapook — England: not among its largest Coleraine — England: 3.1%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Carapook — Ireland: not among its largest Coleraine — Ireland: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Carapook — South Africa: not among its largest Coleraine — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Carapook Coleraine
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 17.5%
Carapook — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Coleraine — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 5.6%
Carapook — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Coleraine — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.6%
Carapook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Coleraine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Carapook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coleraine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Carapook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coleraine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carapook 100.0% houses
Carapook — Houses: 100.0% Carapook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Coleraine 95.5% houses
Coleraine — Houses: 95.5% Coleraine — Townhouses: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Carapook Coleraine
Median house price — $300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $80,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Carapook Coleraine
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Carapook Coleraine
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carapook Coleraine
House price — Higher than 2% of VIC
Income Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 91% of VIC
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC

Liveability

Coleraine is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Carapook Coleraine
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Coleraine carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Coleraine carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).

Carapook Coleraine
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carapook Coleraine
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Carapook

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Coleraine

  • Coleraine Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carapook Coleraine
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Carapook sits further from the CBD (369.5 km vs 347.1 km).

Carapook Coleraine
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Melbourne 369.5 km
+6% vs other
 347.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 242 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3312
 0.0%
postcode 3315
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3312
 32
postcode 3315

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Carapook Coleraine
Car (driver) 54.3% / 72.9%
Carapook — Car (driver): 54.3% Coleraine — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 45.7% / 10.9%
Carapook — Worked from Home: 45.7% Coleraine — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Walked Only — / 10.6%
Carapook — Walked Only: not among its largest Coleraine — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Carapook — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coleraine — Car (passenger): 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Carapook Coleraine
Elevation 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carapook Coleraine
Connectivity score 28/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 22%
662 premises

Climate

Carapook Coleraine
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Carapook Coleraine
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Carapook Coleraine
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carapook Coleraine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carapook

Rural

Coleraine

Affordable Retirees Rural

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